Drug development companies have developed innovative approaches to drug formulation to avoid or reduce the adverse events that accompany pain management drugs. Iroko Pharmaceuticals has been building a portfolio of low dose Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs. It presented data from a Phase 3 trial of its osteoarthritis drug SoluMatrix Meloxicam at the Annual European […]
Doctor Mike Evans’ Youtube Channel is one of my favorites. Watching “23 1/2 hours” changed my perspective on how I should be treating my body. Now, he and Movember CEO Adam Garone (TED Talk here) have created a video to promote men’s health, facial hair and Movember. This November, it asks men to find ways […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Medtronic makes history in neurostimulation devices today, receiving FDA-approval for the first implantable spinal cord stimulation systems for use in the treatment of back pain for conditionally safe full-body MRI under specific conditions. Its RestoreSensor® SureScan® MRI neurostimulation systems will allow patients with the implant to undergo an MRI, previously impossible due to the magnetic fields […]
Doctors and surgeons are used to recommending back braces for patients who have back pain or have had surgery, but as it happens, many of them could probably benefit from some back support, too. Strains, sprains and tears are the most common workplace injuries in healthcare, so startup Exo Dynamics LLC is starting there with […]
As it finishes up a pivotal study to support an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing clearance of its first product, medical device company AxioMed Spine Corp. has brought in $3.6 million in fresh capital. The Cleveland-area company develops products focused on restoring spinal function in patients with degenerative spine disease. […]
Despite the many avenues for treating pain these days, the Institute of Medicine estimates that it costs the U.S. a whopping $635 billion annually in medical charges and lost productivity. That’s the problem a young San Francisco pharmaceutical startup called Adynxx is trying to address. Existing drug treatments come with unpleasant or outright dangerous side […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Neurostimulation device company Neuros Medical Inc. has landed $3.5 million in its second round of funding from a handful of investors including medical device powerhouse Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX). The company’s device, called the Electrical Nerve Block, comprises a pacemaker-sized generator and a lead that wraps around a peripheral nerve, and delivers stimulation to block pain. […]
Fresh off receiving the CE Mark for its cervical spinal disc replacement device, AxioMed Spine has added $5 million to its series D round of investment. The latest funding tranche brings Cleveland-area AxioMed’s series D round to $20 million, chief financial officer Jerry Baty said. European regulatory approval for AxioMed’s cervical disc complements the CE […]
Medical device developer AxioMed Spine has received European regulatory approval to market its cervical spinal disc replacement device. The CE Mark for AxioMed’s Freedom cervical disc complements the earlier European regulatory approval for the company’s Freedom lumbar spinal disc replacement, according to a statement from the Cleveland-area company. AxioMed is currently selling the lumbar disc […]
A medical device maker hoping to drive down the use of narcotics and improve postoperative recovery with disposable pain pumps is hoping to raise $6.75 million, according to two recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Indianapolis-based Symbios Medical Products develops, manufactures and markets portable, disposable pain pumps that attach to catheters to deliver non-narcotic […]
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A small, implantable device being designed to deliver extended-release pain medicine aims to ensure patient compliance and stymie opiate abuse.
Making prescription painkillers harder to abuse is the goal of a specialty pharmaceutical company that’s just secured $22.5 million to complete late-stage trials and seek regulatory approval for its tamper-resistant drug technology. Collegium Pharmaceuticals’ leading candidate, COL-003, is a version of the popular opiate oxycodone in the company’s DETERx formulation — made into a capsule […]
Yet another company that’s hungry for some of Medtronic Infuse’s shrinking slice of the bone graft substitute pie is raising money to commercialize its technology in the U.S. Cerapedics Inc., developer of a biologic bone growth material for use in patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion spine procedures, has secured $3 million in funding. Its […]
Digital health incubator Rock Health hosted the 2012 Health Innovation Summit last week in San Francisco. In a series of posts, I’ll be profiling some of the interesting new health companies represented at the summit. You can browse all of the startups I liked from the Rock Health summit here. Back pain is one of […]
A new Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) neurostimulation system that uses motion-sensor technology to automatically adjust stimulation levels in patients with chronic leg and back pain has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval. The AdaptiveStim RestoreSensor system comprises an implanted device that interrupts pain signals from reaching the brain, causing the user to feel a tingling sensation […]